3.5-magnitude earthquake recorded near Vijayapura
A minor earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded near Dinadavara in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district early Tuesday, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre said. The tremor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres, and authorities reported no damage.
A minor earthquake was recorded near Bagewadi in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district early Tuesday, according to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre. The tremor measured 3.5 on the Richter scale and occurred at 12.26 a.m. within the limits of Dinadavara Gram Panchayat in Basavana Bagevadi taluk, the monitoring centre said.
The earthquake’s epicentre was located 1.1 kilometres south-west of Dinadavara Gram Panchayat. The KSNDMC said the tremor originated at a depth of 10 kilometres below the surface. There were no reports of damage in the material supplied.
The location was identified as three kilometres south-east of Ingaleshwar Gram Panchayat, 5.3 kilometres south-south-west of Rabinala village and 5.5 kilometres west of Kamanakeri village. The epicentre was about 11.5 kilometres north-east of Basavana Bagevadi and 40 kilometres south-west of Vijayapura city, according to a release issued by the centre. The report did not mention injuries, disruption to services or any further tremors.
It also did not provide an assessment of whether residents in areas beyond the immediate epicentral zone felt the earthquake. The KSNDMC’s account provides the recorded magnitude, timing, depth and location of the event. No additional response by local authorities was included in the supplied material.
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